Starbucks

• Starbucks is scrapping extra charges for non-dairy milks

  Starting Nov. 7, customers in Canada and the United States will no longer be charged extra for customizing their beverages with soy, almond, oat or coconut milk.

  Consumer

  Nov 1
  
• Starbucks spices up exec mix, hiring Chipotle head as new CEO

  Seattle coffee giant Starbucks said Tuesday that Brian Niccol, the chairman and CEO of Chipotle, will become chairman and CEO on Sept. 9.

  Consumer

  Aug 13
  
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• Neighbourhood Starbucks closure in Winnipeg raises alarms about local crime

  A Starbucks is closing in Winnipeg's Osborne Village following an alleged assault at a nearby store. With that, red flags are rising about increasing crime and how to deal with it.

  Crime

  May 3
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• Starbucks looks likely to win U.S. Supreme Court case involving pro-union workers

  Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court.

  Consumer

  Apr 23
• Pill found in Starbucks cake pop, says B.C. mom

  A mother on Vancouver Island said she found a pill inside a Starbucks cake pop after her five-year-old son bit into it.

  Canada

  Feb 4
• Starbucks now allowing use of personal cups for mobile orders, drive-thrus

  Effective Jan. 3, 2024, Starbucks is allowing customers to bring their own personal cups to mobile orders and drive-thrus in Canada and the U.S.

  Consumer

  Jan 4
• ‘Helping meet the need’: Local Starbucks raises money for City Outreach in Stouffville

  Group of baristas from Stouffville Starbucks join forces to raise money for City Outreach, at a time when help and community support is needed most.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2023
• Group at York U calls for reinstatement of employees charged in Indigo defacement

  A group at York University is calling for the reinstatement of three employees who they say were suspended after police laid charges in the defacement of an Indigo bookstore.

  Crime

  Nov 28, 2023
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• Vancouver Starbucks employee says she was fired after helping workers unionize

  In a statement, Starbucks Canada said "No Starbucks partner has been or will be disciplined or separated for supporting, organizing, or otherwise engaging in lawful union activity.

  Economy

  Nov 21, 2023
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• Unionized Starbucks store in Vancouver to close as lease expires

  Leanna Rizzi says the store is one of the smallest in the Starbucks portfolio, and it wasn't possible to make necessary investments to renovate it.

  Economy

  Sep 6, 2023